Ben, 28, who has a mutual pal with the group, got them to do a video message for Tegan Lywood, 24, saying he had something to ask her.

It was played in their local pub in Braunton, Devon, and she said: “Yes.” Tegan, a massive McFly fan, said: “They came on the screen and I thought: ‘I recognise those voices.’ All our friends and family loved it.”